Jay’s still needs turkeys, desserts

“Jay’s Elves” will gather at 2 p.m. this coming Sunday (Dec 16) at the Methodist Church, La Junta, to continue planning what will be the 26th annual Jay’s Community Christmas Dinner.

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Posted Dec. 13, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Posted Dec. 13, 2012 at 7:00 PM

“Jay’s Elves” will gather at 2 p.m. this coming Sunday (Dec 16) at the Methodist Church, La Junta, to continue planning what will be the 26th annual Jay’s Community Christmas Dinner.

This Sunday will be more or less a final “checking it twice” for just about everything. Which can be a bit scary for the planning and coordinating Elves.

While on Christmas Day there have always been jokes about an overabundance of people clamoring to help, along with all the unexpected pies and cakes coming through the front door that morning and the heaping servings of food available in the final hour, this year Elves are starting to sound concerned one week and 4 days before the big day.

Still needed ...

• Volunteers who will promise to be available for at least an hour or two on Christmas Day for “chores” like (early, like 9 a.m.) home delivery meal packers, (dinner hour 11-2) greeters, serving line workers and tray carriers and (unsung heroes after 2 p.m.) clean-up crew members.

• Turkeys. Still EIGHT short of the 35 budgeted. And it is a near-guarantee there will be a final week shortage of hot ovens to “adopt” and prepare a frozen bird.

• Pies and cakes for dessert, enough to feed 700-plus.

For those who can’t make Sunday’s meeting, a simple call to Elf Central (384-9224, 384-7991, 469-5990) will relieve anxiety about “will we have enough?”

Donations either mailed in or in the jars, are used to fill out the menu. Collection jars are out in many locations around La Junta. Mail checks to Jay’s Community Christmas Dinner, P.O. Box 385, La Junta 81050.